The Bounty Hunters' Guild defines two additional, optional levels of costuming excellence. In the page below, requirements for Level 1 "Notorious" are listed in blue. Level 2 "Infamous" requirements are in red. Please visit the BHG web site for a full description of these standards.

For 501st membership only the requirements in black need to be met.

This Visual Guide has been reviewed by the detachment staff and the LMO team and is certified for use as a minimum approval guideline for GMLs. GMLs are free to approve this costume type.

Any uncertainties or questionable aspects of the submitted costume should be brought to the appropriate DL/GML peer review section of the legion forum.

Required Costume Components

The following costume components are present and appear as described below.

HelmetFor 501st approval:

Must have a dark colored, full one piece "T" visor.

Must have a rangefinder and stalk on the right side of the helmet.

The mandibles and head band must be a medium blue color.

The upper cheeks, ear pieces and rangefinger must be a darker blue color.

Both blues must match the visual references as closely as possible in similar lighting.

The dome, lower cheeks, key slot area and the back of the helmet must be silver in color.

The helmet must be weathered and should match the visual references as closely as possible.

Must have two 1/8 inch parallel strips running around the dome just above the blue band and stop on either side of the right earpiece attachment. Auto pinstriping works best.

The keyhole slots in the rear of helmet must be cut out clean and backed with dark mesh, fabric or screening underneath.

The earcap on the rangefinder side of the helmet must be attached so that it almost closes the gap between the top and bottom half and so that it sits lower than the piece that's formed into the helmet itself.

For level two certification (if applicable):

A dark gray or slate blue, vinyl or leather gasket attaches underneath and inside the helmet sealing it to the neck.

The silver cheeks should be rounded at the top unlike the more tapered cheeks of Boba Fett.

For level three certification (if applicable):

A servo motor attached to the inside of the helmet motorizes the rangefinder to arc 90 degrees.

FlightsuitFor 501st approval:

Must be light blue-purple or slate blue in color.

Must be double sleeved with long inner sleeves going under the forearm guantlets and the shorter outer sleeves stopping just above the elbow.

The seams of both sleeves should run in a frontal line from the shoulder, down the bicep and forearm.

Knee and Shin armor must have a way of attaching to the legs. Velcro or snaps are recommended.

Pants must not droop over the boots and should tighten up around the knees and ankles.

For level two certification (if applicable):

Must have button holes on either side of the knee to allow for knee straps to go through and secure inside the pants.

For level three certification (if applicable):

Flak VestFor 501st approval:

Must be charcol gray or dark bluish gray in color.

Must be leather or similar material.

Must close down the left side and on the left shoulder.

Must have piping on the seams of the neck, shoulder and arm openings.

Shoulders must not flare outward like wings.

Must have slits cut into the back of the vest in order for the jetpack harness straps to feed through.

Must allow for the attachment of chest, back, belly, shoulder and collar armor.

Must be long enough to be worn under the girth belt.

For level two certification (if applicable):

For level three certification (if applicable):

GlovesFor 501st approval:

Must be navy-blue in color and of a thin, soft leather or similar material and worn tucked underneath the gauntlets.

For level two certification (if applicable):

For level three certification (if applicable):

GauntletsFor 501st approval:

Must be hinged on the inside of the forearm and close on the outside with velcro or similar attachment.

Must be made of a solid material such as fiberglass, resin or styrene.

Must be silver in color and weathered where indicated in visual references to give the illusion of battle wear and damage.

Must have five blue hoses weathered to match visual references as closely as possible. Three on the right, two on the left.

All five hoses must be tucked under the short sleeve of the flightsuit and attached securely.

The right gauntlet must contain the following components as shown in visual references: two toggle switches on upper inside section, four forward facing darts in front of middle section, two small slightly protruding darts in front of lower section (over wrist opening), larger grapling dart with three "blades" protruding from side housing, two hose connecters at rear of housing and an upper tapering section with a third hose connector.

The right gauntlet must have four square pattern indentations on lower section as shown in visual reference.

The left gauntlet must have a rocket securely attached. Must have black and silver parallel bands in alternating pattern running the length of the missile. The rear cylinder should be black in color and the front tapered section should be gold with a black point as shown in the visual references. The tip of the black point should be gold in color as shown.

The construction of the left gauntlet must also include the following details: There must be a small silver and black switch on the inside of the section holding the rocket, there must be a working red LED light behind this switch, there must be two black buttons sitting on top of the flamethrower assembly on the outside of the gauntlet, there must be two vertically stacked nozzles that protrude from the front of the flamethrower assembly, there must be two hose connectors at the rear of the flamethrower assembly.

There must be three square pattern indentations on the lower gauntlet section as show in visual references

For level two certification (if applicable):

For level three certification (if applicable):

Chest ArmorFor 501st approval:

Consists of collar armor, left and right breast plates, a center diamond and an abdominal plate.

Must be made of a solid material such as fiberglass, styrene or sintra.

Must have dimension and give the feeling of thickness and depth.

Must be silver in color and weathered where indicated in visual references to give the illusion of battle wear and damage.

Left breast plate must have two indented horizontal bars, the lower one to be wider and positioned as shown in visual references.

Center diamond plate between breast plates must have an indented vertical rectangle as shown in visual references.

Must attach securely to the front of the vest

For level two certification (if applicable):

For level three certification (if applicable):

Back ArmorFor 501st approval:

Must be made of a solid material such as fiberglass, styrene or sintra.

Must have dimension and give the feeling of thickness and depth.

Must be silver in color and weathered where indicated in visual references to give the illusion of battle wear and damage.

Must have two rectancular slots over the shoulder blades to allow for the jetpack straps to feed through.

Must attach securely to the back of the vest

For level two certification (if applicable):

For level three certification (if applicable):

Shoulder BellsFor 501st approval:

Must be made of a solid material such as fiberglass, styrene or sintra.

Must have dimension and give the feeling of thickness and depth.

Must be silver in color and weathered where indicated in visual references to give the illusion of battle wear and damage.

Must have eight points to the armor and curve around the upper arm.

Must attach securely to shoulders of the vest

For level two certification (if applicable):

For level three certification (if applicable):

CodpieceFor 501st approval:

Must be made of a solid material such as fiberglass, styrene or sintra.

Must have dimension and give the feeling of thickness and depth.

Must be silver in color and weathered where indicated in visual references to give the illusion of battle wear and damage.

Must be worn under all of the belts

For level two certification (if applicable):

For level three certification (if applicable):

Thigh ArmorFor 501st approval:

Must be made of a solid material such as fiberglass, styrene or sintra.

Must have dimension and give the feeling of thickness and depth.

Must be curved to fit snugly over thighs.

Must be silver in color and weathered where indicated in visual references to give the illusion of battle wear and damage.

Must attach securely on the thighs of the flightsuit.

For level two certification (if applicable):

For level three certification (if applicable):

Knee ArmorFor 501st approval:

Must be made of a solid material such as fiberglass, styrene or sintra.

Must have dimension and give the feeling of thickness and depth.

Must be silver in color and weathered where indicated in visual references to give the illusion of battle wear and damage.

Must attach securely to the front of the knees over the flightsuit

Must have two silver colored darts on the outer side of each knee

Inner section must have the upside down "F" pattern

For level two certification (if applicable):

Must attach securely to the front of the knees over the flightsuit using black nylon straps that enter the sides of the flightsuits through button holes in the suit.

For level three certification (if applicable):

Shin ArmorFor 501st approval:

Must be made of a solid material such as fiberglass, styrene or sintra.

Must have dimension and give the feeling of thickness and depth.

Must be silver in color and weathered where indicated in visual references to give the illusion of battle wear and damage.

Must attach securely to the front of the shins over the flightsuit.

For level two certification (if applicable):

For level three certification (if applicable):

Boot ArmorFor 501st approval:

Must be made of a solid material such as fiberglass, styrene or sintra.

Must have dimension and give the feeling of thickness and depth.

Must be silver in color and weathered where indicated in visual references to give the illusion of battle wear and damage.

Must be worn securely on top of the boots and have black nylon straps that snap on each side of the boot's heals.

For level two certification (if applicable):

For level three certification (if applicable):

HolstersFor 501st approval:

Must be leather or similar sturdy material and brown in color.

Straps are approximately 1 inch wide and fastened underneath the rear of girth belt and through an angled loop on front, which sits on the cod piece armor via two brass D rings and a leather (or vinyl) strip, which inserts into the armor loop.

Straps are adjustable with 1/4 inch brass ball studs. Six studs in total are used. Two for rear straps, two for front straps and two more for leg straps.

The shape of the holster must match the general shape of the blasters. The opening at the top is angled and slightly flared. The bottoms are tapered so that the blasters fit snugly.

For level two certification (if applicable):

For level three certification (if applicable):

Ammo BeltFor 501st approval:

Must be leather or a similar sturdy material, brown in color and approximately 2.5 inches wide. The end of belt is tapered and overlaps the other end in rear velcro (or similar) attachment.

Must include seven equally sized pouches approximately 2.5 inches wide and 4.5 inches tall attached to belt by loops.

A separate vertical loop approximately 3/4 inches wide fits over the belt to the wearer's left against the left most pouch.

Attaches in rear over the braided belt and the vertical leather loop.

For level two certification (if applicable):

For level three certification (if applicable):

Girth BeltFor 501st approval:

Must be leather or similar materials and brown in color.

Must be made of horizontal rows of 1/4" braid and be approximately 5" wide, depending on the height of the person. Typically 20 to 22 rows of braids constitutes the average size girth belt.

Belt attaches in rear. Heavy duty velcro or lacing is recommended for durability.

Must have a vertical brown leather loop approximately three inches wide covering the rear overlapping belt seam.

For level two certification (if applicable):

For level three certification (if applicable):

BootsFor 501st approval:

Must be black leather with the sole pattern to match as closely as possible to the movie costume.

Most identifiable features include a high arch pattern on the inside of the sole, four profile "swoops" between the sole and leather upper which must be silver in color.

Must allow for secure attachment of armor on top of boot

For level two certification (if applicable):

Must have snaps attached to the sides of the heel area to attach armor with snap on straps.

Must have the following main components: one center tank and two side fuel tanks, "piano keys" stretching horizontally at the top of the main body on each side of the center raised strip, one center missile, two side mounted thrusters / nozzles, one beacon light and one stabilizer.

Must attach snugly against the backplate via two black shoulder straps which exit the backplate armor through two slots located near the shoulder blades.

All patterns, colors and weathering must match visual references as closely as possible.